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American

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american languagenounthe english language as used in the united states
american englishnounThe form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.

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american englishnounThe form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.
american languagenounthe english language as used in the united states
all-americannounRegarded as embodying the ideal qualities of the United States; typically American; (specifically) of a person: courageous, heroic; honest, wholesome, etc.
americanounA country in North America; in full, United States of America.
americananounAll things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.
statesnoun(historical, US) Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories.
usanounInitialism of the United States of America: a country in North America.
amerikanoun(derogatory, politics) America, i.e. the United States of America; used to imply that the US is fascist.
inter-americanAlternative spelling of Interamerican. [Between countries of the American continent.]
african-americannounA member of an ethnic group consisting of Americans of black African descent.
latinanounA Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)
latinnounOf or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
americasnounA supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.
pan-americannounCovering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.
amerindiannounAmerican Indian.
usdnounInitialism of United States dollar.
ussnoun(nautical, military) Initialism of United States Ship.
anti-americanopposed to the united states and its policies
uplandnounThe area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.
unitednounJoined into a single entity.

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